Combined shirt-collar and necktie



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B. LOWENBERG. v v COMBINED SHIRT COLLAR AND NEOKTIE. No. 500,921.Patented July 4, 1893.

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NITED STATES PATENT Enron.

BENJAMIN IIOWENBERG, OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

COMBINED SHIRT-COLLAR AND NECKTIE.

[SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 500,921, dated July 4,1893.

Application filed October 13, 1892. Serial No. 448,754. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN LOWENBERG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Norfolk, in the county of Norfolk and State of Virginia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Collarand Necktie, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 shows the two blanks or pieces of cloth used to make thenecktie part of the ar- Fig 2 shows the blank for the collar. Fig. 8 isa section through the collar and neck tie. Fig. 4 is a view of the necktie and collar after they are stitched together. Fig. 5 is a front viewof the upper part of the shirt body. Fig. 6 is a front view showing theshirt body with the neck tie and collar attached thereto, the ends ofthe neck tie being disunited. Fig. 7 is a front view of the same partsshowing the ends of the neck tie united to form a bow knot. Fig. 8 is asimilar view of the same parts illustrating how the ends of the neck tiecan be used to form a fourin-hand how.

The object of the invention is to provide a tie and collar in such waythat, if desired, the shirt at the time of its manufacture can have themmade ready for attachment.

As shown the neck tie and collar are made of two plies of fabric, but itwill be understood that they may be made of one ply or of any suitablenumber. The tie blanks are shown in Fig. 1 at A, A. They are superposedas shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and are stitched together along the edges.The collar blank is shown in Fig. 2, at B it being out from a singlepiece of the fabric, which piece is doubled at its central longitudinalline, forming a straight outer edge at I), see Fig. 4, a curved inneredge I), and the ends b 12 Before the two plies of the necktie areentirely stitched together, they are separated a little at the centralpart of the upper edge, and the collar blank is inserted, and secured bystitches, as shown at B Fig. 3. This manner of uniting the two partstogether provides for reversing the collar so that if it becomes soiledon one side, or for any other reason, it can be reversed, and have theother side exposed.

The ends a, a, of the necktie part of the article are elongatedconsiderably relative to the collar B, and at their outer parts they arewider than they are at the points designated by a a where they arenarrowed, so as to have them capable of being tied in any of severalbows. The central part of the necktie portion is designated by a, andthe necktie, as a whole, by A.

The shirt body is shown at D, it being made with a neck band D and afront opening D It is provided with a fastening device at d at thecenter of the back part of the neck, for attaching the collar andnecktie, and at d there isa joining device for securing together at theedges the front opening D Then, at points back of this joining device dthere are means at d (1 for fastening the front parts of the necktie andcollar to the shirt, these fasteners at (1 (1 being supplemental to thatat cl, and being situated between the central front vertical line of theshirt and. the central vertical shoulder lines. As shown, the fastenersat d, and d d are the ordinary shirt buttons secured by stitches-to theneck band. At 0 the necktie is provided with a corresponding fastener,that is, an ordinary button hole, for joining it to the shirt and at c,0', there are corresponding means for joining the necktie to the partsat d d will be understood that the fasteners can be of any suitablesort, such as removable buttons, studs, or detachable pin catches.

By examining Figs. 4 and 6, it will be seen that the fastening means atc, c, on the necktie are situated between the ends of the collar B andthat the turn down portion of the collar terminates on each end, at apoint adjacent to the said fastening device to which it is buttoned orsecured. Consequently they are concealed, and a neat and finishedappearance is insured at all times. And as a result of having the frontfastening devices of the neck tie and collar situated at points backfrom the front central line of the shirt, that is between the fasteners01', and cl, I make it possible to tie any desired form of bow with theends of the neck tie.

By following the method of manufacture But it j acent to said fasteningdevices, and the band portion being elongated so as to form ends 15adapted to be tied in either of several knots, and said fasteningdevices being hidden under the folds of the collar, substantially as setforth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 20 presence of twowitnesses.

BENJAMIN LOWENBERG. Witnesses:

AARON SPERTNER, A. RIES.

